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UFC: Part of Rousey died on the octagon: sister

Part of Ronda Rousey died in the octagon the night she was knocked out at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium, her sister has revealed.

Maria Burns Ortiz said the former UFC champ sister is still trying to get her life back together since losing her world title to Holly Holm on the night of November 14, Rousey's first defeat in the octagon.

“Then there was Australia, where we expected Ronda to win,” Burns Ortiz wrote for Vice Sports.

“Just like we always do. Just like we always will. But she didn’t. I haven’t re-watched it. I haven’t read about it. I won’t.

“I don’t see a point in reliving the moment when a part of my loved one died, when I saw someone I cared about have her soul crushed."

Agony and ecstasy of the UFC

Rousey has barely been seen in public since the fight and has been banned from fighting for six months by UFC medical staff.

Ms Burns Ortiz, who co-wrote Rousey's best-selling autobiography 'My Fight/Your Fight', said her sister will use the negative commentary surrounding the defeat to motivate a comeback.

“I saw how horrible people can be to someone they don’t even know, which made me even more appreciative when I saw how wonderfully Ronda’s friends and family treated her. Those are the people that matter," she said.

“The world watched Ronda fall, but I have had the opportunity to watch her get back up.”